Synopses & Reviews
In Wastoid's dystopian landscape of desire, lovers love trampolines, lamp-makers, the sound of cars driving in the rain, anonymous tips that send innocent men to the electric chair, toil, silence, etc. Tender and nonsensical, foolish and profound, Svalina explores love's endless variety and illogical boundaries. Merging renaissance sonnet traditions with the serial explorations of Cortazar and Calvino, Wastoid speaks of love and pain and ecstatic failure, searching for some new way to never be able to learn anything new.
About the Author
Mathias Svalina was born in Chicago. He is the author of Wastoid (Big Lucks Books, 2014), The Explosions (Subito Press, 2012), I am a Very Productive Entrepreneur (Mud Luscious Press, 2011) and Destruction Myth (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2009). With Zachary Schomburg, he co-edits Octopus Magazine and Octopus Books. He currently teaches writing and literature in Denver, Colorado.